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Updated October 6, 2026. Our demonstration used Pexels to find supporting photos and video. A free download is useful only when it fits the story and its use is permitted. This guide adds a practical selection and record-keeping checklist; it is not a claim that every image found online is reusable.
Search for the shot, not just the subject
Describe the action, setting and framing you need. “Hands typing at a desk, close-up” is more useful than “business.” Choose portrait footage for a vertical project when possible, and inspect what a crop would remove before downloading a landscape clip.
Watch enough of the candidate to identify distracting camera movement, logos, visible documents or a change in lighting. A promising first frame does not establish that the whole clip is suitable.
Read the actual license
The Pexels license permits free use and modification and does not require attribution. It also restricts uses such as implying endorsement, portraying identifiable people offensively, selling unaltered copies and redistributing assets on other stock platforms. Check the current terms for your intended use.
Keep a small asset record
For every chosen file, save the asset-page URL, creator name, download date, local filename and the license link you reviewed. Add the scene where you plan to use it. This is a recommended production record, not a list of assets verified in our original demonstration.
Example record fields: “Scene 2 — desk close-up — [asset URL] — [creator] — [date] — [filename].” Fill the placeholders with the actual source instead of copying a search-result thumbnail.
Make the stock footage serve your explanation
- Use it where it explains a setting or supports a transition.
- Use your own screen capture when making a claim about a tool’s behavior.
- Avoid generic stock footage that suggests a test occurred when it did not.
- Check whether text remains readable after the shot is cropped.
Before exporting
Review the final timeline for inappropriate context around identifiable people, accidental endorsements and footage that contradicts the narration. Keep the asset record with the project so a later revision does not require searching from scratch.
Stock imagery can support original explanation, but a collection of unrelated clips does not replace a useful demonstration. Our video shows the discovery workflow; it does not guarantee that any particular use is appropriate for every publication.
Prefer to watch the demonstration?
The written article above contains the essential answer. The public video is available as an optional walkthrough.
